Corn husker



Sept. 21, 1943. c, KERR 2,329,768

CORN HUSKER Fil ed Feb. 5, 1940 s Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTQR CHfl/ZLEJ E. KERR am-mm- ATTORNEY Sept. 21,1943. c. E. KERR '-2,329,.7 68

CORN HUSKER Filed Feb. 3, 1940 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 lllllll INVENTOR CHARLES E. KERR ATTORNEY I in'have v in the-discharge of. the ears .Iof. ,ebrn fnoni. the i Patented Sept, 21 194 I Q I Machinery Computation, Sam

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fflusking machine'sbfthei typ refenred husking rolls, d'ue ii the fact thate ireqiieniiy an ear wili be cauglci'fi brithe? rfillsl, so g as rid prevent its advance, tner'hy ca sin j' thenfollowinears tp' 'piIe up. or eengnegate in the hopp eiyabeve ine basking rolls; machine has-to be stepped in, permit[c1earing-- of .izhe rgl lsaby halid "It'i's thereiere thepr any biect o il 7 ant inventibn to! biQVide' an 'impmved hi sking mecl aniem for :corn; husking machines of the type-:xtefierredio he 'ein, in which means are-pre-v vicled ferautamatically dislodging any earsiwhich maybeco ne caughton the-"ro11s,i;hereb y' permim; f

ping them .te resume their advance, so hat singging ofthe machine is" avoided. v i

Ane therobjectietokprovide a husking 11166113 mm of thegitype referred; .to which linizludes means operativecase 017a pile-up or congregatien of ears:v upon the husking rolls for agitat= the massz of eams d-iiring such congregation to insurepreseniatiorr'ofthe individual ears of said mass to the: action of the huskihg rolls; 4 Tfitsisalsonam dbgiect to provide an improved husking' r011 v assembly in which noise; vibration and wear are minimized. anqi'in-whieh'the a d- Vance cf the ears "awn; iihe rcli is facil ifiafiedi :Other and fiuntlfler objeetsofthefiresenfi in I tion will become mere apparent from 't hefol- Ibwingdescripiien -and accompanying dfa ziinge;

Fig..- 1 is a side view ef' a corn hukerfef the inclined; husking r611 typ'e; provided withihe 1 improved "husking mech'anism of" theinvention. I Fig. 2 is a plan view ofthe fm'sking mechanism effthe'mach'ine shown fnFig." 1.; Fig. 3' is a ffent view'ofa porfii'on mg madhine shown' ih I. Figs; 4 to 6 incius'iiiefare seinewha-t' diagrammatic secfion-ai views illuetijating the epexfation of the 'huskirig 'm'efihanism 0f" the present invention:

* Fig. =7 is a seetieniihiongh the bearingS 511i:-

" firesent nn rk porting the ferwar'd end or the hnsking rqlls',

Jess, Gaiifgawot- Referring nowitoimei drawings and? especiaiiy to, Fig; 1;; the r'efierence ena cter zinei-cgie gn fliamel .struciiu'i'el of corn. jhuskiingj mac-nine ubon wrjncnfismounfiea are a H graniifiatieaily "at "3'; having suitabie debiiiiii'ng and. huskeripping mechanism associated theiie WifiIL as wag ammam c' "indicated at; 41 feidltable anti it's .a s'soci y edldebutting andfhiisk rin mgjmechanisrnimay beef any cion'ventionai cameraman alth' prefer: to empl'qy )tha't siidyyi ir-il U1 SLILe tere' Patent; :0 0,532 I Sje11sT and EL; WheeIe -NQ LSZEQFC. datednsepiieinberffi', 1933, in 'WHicH two baLr'aIlI rows cifeernflfilad 1 1. 1. the, feed table: at .one 7 end. theieqf; ace ad' flamed; thereoy'e'r T" we -w n 4 H a and. husk-ri ing; metch msm', and mm; s: hha r'ged. fimtneita die' ms m1ehd,; eme in: pieeen t inv entien .isl noiile pnnjefned; the agin ioihs'iig m hee er e ?r ia i twbwe meral i is arranged to receive thebuitednars :disichargeshfremz thevfieedg table 3 and eomprjses :twehuskingyunim H and, 111i (see- Eiga; 2; and .3'); ea'eh; onezef whiell pensists: 0f 'iiwehuekingmolis 1:0 and i y1-h-igh aredxiven imtheflireqtionsdn- .dinatedaim Figs-.4150 G and: are-preferaibiy iiermed solimsileel en Qii'bIBIi metal; ax'shown in Q2, whz'mh mayiheteumeredi with m'hhzen, as". shmiin imil 'i'gi 191. ilm ei cheii eventithesmllszare'pl oi ided with; 0ppuisiiielgi anom'mirufiediliniemneehing llfieii'eali greeves and; ribs iflflariclr w, respeefiiv'eI y the-l'ead of which is-fpireferabiyfisixelfl wibh'" respect meme length-05am f-cei ni fihaii fih ear deifiosited imon seep 1 0115} extend" we: a niiimber f-cenvdlui'ionsflmieagrdeve ai'id ri'iis rzgamvl e. Thus; au a the faefi thafl' iheheiinal eniiiigatibne effl-fii'fe frbiisj a jre a-t an ang le' db itfie a tente im. h amr mp re y 5 m '-'Qfi.t j',1 3 tbm ehoaii s ne pinching of the cor'n upon rotatioii oiiphe husking rqlls is efiegtively p reyented, .and" the,s'ame At the same time, the helical form of the grooves and ribs assists in advancing the ears along the rolls, as will be apparent.

The husking rolls I and I I of each husking unit are rotatably mounted in longitudinally and transversely inclined positions Within bearings I4 and I6 of a rear bearing plate I1, and bearings I8 and I9 of a front bearing plate by means of roll shafts 2| andj 22i The front bearingplate 20 and the rear bearing plate I! are secured to the fram structure 2 at the front and rear ends thereof by means of screws 25 and 26, respectively.

Keyed upon the husking roll shafts 2i and 22.

adjacent the front end of th husking rolls are intermeshing gears 21 and 28, and the roll shafts 2| extend beyond the bearings-wand are provided with bevel gear 29 which are in cooperative engagement with bevel gears 3I fixed toa driv shaft 32, supported within bearings '33 and 34 secured to the main frame 2 and the front.

bearing plate 20 in any convenient manner. casing 35 adjacent the bearing plate 29 encloses the bevel gears 3| and 29, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 7, and is adapted to contain a lubri- Cant Providing a smooth operation of these gears. The shaft-92 isprovided with a sprocket gear 36 which is keyed thereto and operatively connected with a sprocket gear 37 fixed to a main shaft 38 by means of a sprocket chain 39. The main shaft 38 is provided with a drive pulley adapted to'be driven'from an electric motor or the like. 1

From the above, it willtherefore be noted that upon rotation of the main shaft 38 the drive shaft 32 is rotated, causing, in turn, rotationof the husking rolls I I in one direction by means of the bevel gears 3! and 29, while rotation of the husking rolls ID in a opposite direction is effected by means of the spur gears 28 which intermesh with the gears 21.

It will therefore be seen that the husking rolls of each set are driven in opposite directions, as indicated by the arrows in Figs. 4 to 6, with the result that the husks on the ears of corn placed on the rolls are pinched between the rolls and thereby stripped from the cars; It will be noted that by reason of one of the rolls of each pair being set at a lower elevation than the other, the tractive effect of the lower roll on the ears will be somewhat greater than that of the higher roll,

and this causes agradual rolling of the-ears as they pass down the rolls, so that all sides of each ear are presented to the husking action of the rolls. I a 1 It will be noted that the fixed husking roll shaft bearings I6 and I9 are mounted-withinrecesses of their respective bearing plates and-are rigidly held in place by means of clamp plates 46 secured to the bearing plates by bolts 41 (seeFigs. 3 and 8).

The bearings I4 and I8, however, are

slidably mounted within recesses 48.formed in the bearing plates and confined by guide plates 49 removably secured to the bearing plates bybolts 50. Fixed to the movable bearings I 4 andIB and extending laterallytherefrom are adjusting studs .53, which are threaded in their outer ends and provided with an adjustment nut 54 and a lock nut 55. These adjusting studs are freely movable within openings5l of the main frame 2 and extend through holes 58 in the bearing plates.

The holes 58 are ofsufficiently largediameter to accommodate coil springs '59 positioned upon the studs 53 intermediate each bearing I8 'andth'e main frame 2.

From the above description itwill therefore be I passage of wads of husks, pieces of cob, pebbles,

etc., between the husking rolls I0 and II without damaging or distorting the same. The rolls I0 may. further assume slightly angular positions 'withrespect to the stationary husking rolls I I and are, so to speak, floatingly mounted to thereby eliminat all undue strain between cooperating husking rolls.

width than the grooves I2, so, that the side faces of the ribs do not contact the side walls of the grooves, and'this relationis maintained in operation by the intermeshing Spur gears 21 and 28, which drive the rolls in synchronism. Preferably also, especially ifthe husking rolls are of metal, the rolls are'so positioned as to maintain a slight clearanc between the outer faces of the ribs and the bottoms tof -the grooves into which they project, and this is accomplished by adjusting the nuts 54 and lock' nuts 55 was to hold the rolls I0 slightly away from the rolls I I.

I have found that the clearances referred to in no way interfere with the-husking action of the rolls, since' the inter-meshing relation of the sharp-cornered ribsand grooves enables them to effectively grasp the husks and strip them from the ears. At the same time, the clearance between the side faces of the ribs and the grooves serves to prevent we'aron their corners, which would otherwise take: .place if the ribs and grooves were in drivingengagement and would soonimpair the husking efficiency of the rolls. The other clearance between the outer faces of the ribs and the bottoms of .the grooves also avoids the noise and vibration-which would result if there were no clearanceat this point, although this clearance isv less important where the rolls are rubber-covered. j ,j I.

Mounted abovegtheyhusking rolls I0 and I I are partitions or baffles 55;,and 66. ,These partitions are inclined with respect to the rolls and are swingably mounted by means of shafts 51 and 68 rotatably positioned within bearings of supports 69 and I9, secured to the rear bearing plate I1, and a supporting member 'II extending transversely of the upper front end of the main frame 2.

Positioned adjacent the front ends of the partitions 55 and 66 isa stationary plate I2. The partitions and 66 of each husking unit form, in conjunction with the ;s tationary :plate I2, husking compartmentswhichare open at their rear ends, as will be clearly seen from Fig. 3.

The inner partitions 65, which are positioned intermediate the husking rolls II, are provided with an actuating arm j5, which is rigidly attached theretoby means of welding orthe like. The'outer partitions 56 are-provided with an actuating arm lfi rigidly. attached to the same. The upper ends of the actuating arms 15 and 16 are interconnected a transverse linlei'lr't; pivotallyconnected .tothe same by: means: at; pivot pins-1.8,- and 191.. The link-:11 is. also pi -otally: attached by means of the pitotptn 19 to an actuating arm 80,;thefree endoiwhichisnmtiidedi. with a clamplscrew 8.! hating:aheadfiztoextend ing-intqa, slot 82- of an; arcuatearm 831., Threadd y s red to thend ofi the-screw H. and'pa'ssa through the armzfillto abut; the-arm 832 is a clamp nut 8.3a for securing;the actuatingzi armada: inyclesired. positions with respect tothezarmzfiiz; Thetaotuating arm'8-0= is ,pivota11y seemed to; the. arm as by means oi the. .adiustable clamp screw: tiland by adjusting; the-scrow-Bl; within the slot tz the stroke of the: arm. 41 may he: variedzas. desired. i Fixed tea-sleeve. 8t rotatably mounted upon. shaft fi tandreoeivedwithin a hearin 8.6 sunported by; a transversenortioniflit not the-mam frame; 2- is, a roller arm 'tt proy-idedarolien 89. extending; into a camwarlflflxofi a rota-ryrxcam at. This rotary cam; -91: is: fixed upon; arcane shaft @25 mounted: within the main gframeh operatiyely interconnected;withxthe main. shaft.

38by means of pur' ears. Q3; andflAior rotation therewith.v The inner. partitions: are. cut .away.. as; shown at 95 in Fig. 1-, toprovide sufficient: space for mountin the sleeve. 8A1. and: arms, tit,v and 88. I

It willothereioie of the rotary cam, 9!. arm. .83; will; be oscillated. an th s ll inamoilement. is transferred. by means. of the actuating arm 18.0; link-1.1,, andarrns; 1 a 1 -130 the partitions: 6 5.1 andqfifi tozefiect. an oscillating or swinging: .movement;,.,theneoi transversely of the. husk-ingirollsrlfl. and; ll:-.. The operation oi'themachineof the present. invention is as follows-.1; l

The ears of, corntoiheihilsked'; are placed in two. parallel rowsiupon thefeed. table-,3 between: the. flights 5 of, the endlessieedcomieyor, whichadvances :the, same past the 'debutting, and huslce ripping devices whiclm prepare. the: ears for; the husking operationin the usualmannen. There-- u on, the. ears, are dischateedfromtheieed-tablet '31 upon the rotating huski-n rolls ill-and M and? will be arrangedinlengthwisepositionsuponther olls y the. aotionof theswineina-nantitions, or; suitable feed chutes may be provided. torso .110,- sitioning the cars ,if. desired; Suchieedizchutes; are well-known-in the. art, :an-. example being. i];-i lustrated in the U. S. Letters Patent to Charles; 'I.- Howsqn. No. 1,561,736,. dated Deoember29, 1-925. i. Due to the lead; at the; ribs: of thehusking-srollsv ti]- and M andthe inclination. of the rolls, the-.- ears will. travei alon cooperating rolls. in. the. valley portions formed, theiiebetween. and. will; be discharged from the rear ends.- of; the; rolls.) Itwill be apparentjfromfligs. 14, 2;and 3:.thatzthe helical ribs of the rolls together with the gravitae" tional, pull upon: the ears of .corn due to the downward inclination of" the ro11s;,v.r.i11:give-positiv downward movement to the ears being' hushed, Also that theribs have. a. very long lead.

.i order to give the ears; sufficient. time on the rolls vfor the husking operation. During the travel of the ears ofi corn along thehu'sking rolls, the. camera rotatedtsoos to present all portions thereof to the bushing operation ofthe rolls-and the, husks are gripped: by the; cooperating ribs and grooves of the rolls-.and are pulled from the ears; and passed downwardly-between the rolls and discharged from-the same; I 5 At the .same time; during: theoperaticn -of the be seenmthat-uhon rotation ar'olls; above. referred to, the partitions 6i and fitiare oscillated; in. eiitransverse direction withiizespcct tQ-the; husking rol1s-.. These swingihgtpartitibns. .aire..:arranged* in. such a. manner that. they doenot' contact. a :single ear of. com. moving the huskin-g: rolls. towardv the. dis.- charge; and of the same.

1A5; 'heretofiore poi ted out, itsometimeshaphens; that an ear will; {be caughton the husking rolls ,insuch amannenasto prevent it from advancirie: .thereovem Thissituation is. ordinarily caused :hyimomnlete butting; oi the. ear b the ebutting: m hanism: associated with the reed tableialsotthatone-.01: more of the. husks are not severedifromzthe earszsufiiciently to. permit. them to be; pulledoff readily. .As. .a result... when: such near is deposited upon the huskingxrollsz the. rolls marbe unabieitocpull these. improperly sevened-. h11sks.trom.thecar; but atthea same timemay grip thehusksufhciently to prevent. the .ear from advancingalong; the; rolls. 1213135,. the other .ears

being discharged tromflthe feedptablee are degosited ontop'ofythe earwhiohis caught,.as 111- dioatedin .and.un1ess;.the. ofiending ear: is

" dislodged the-machinewi-ll: soon. clog;

is prevented, homeyenby .theaction ot the. oscillatin partitions-r 6.5: andtfi which. engage therearswheneize a pluralityiofi them pile. upon another,.s.o as. to dislodgeithe-ear'whicii isca'ught,

and. the openation oi thepartitions in. this res eet-is.-illustratedirLEigs. 4;b.0.-61 inclusive.

. Rotter-rin first-to. Eigi. r'itwill be assumed that the ear l iifl. V has heed. caught: in a. manner reierredto-abova; orthat the".- ears. tltt, t1", and 1-1331 havepiled 119-611 ton-oi it. andiin this position the p rt ons; 65, andzfi 6;: are engagement with the ears tue'i and Lil-2,. respeotimeiy- As the partitions; now swing into. their extneme :right hand positions, as. illustrated in. 5., it willibe seenthat the. ear-,lwisallowecl to settle down upon the roll lalbetween the. ear .wh and thepartition$5. Therefore; whemthe partitions swing'back totheir extreme lefti.handLpositions, as illustratedin Fig- 6,, it Willube' seen that the partition ea nushesrthei can tfliiagainst-the ear I W and therebye-positively shifts the ear me out of the valley? hetvleemthe rolls;,.and the ear I Wtake's its place. Uhomthenext back andiorth swinging moirement of the partitions, the ear meme be likewise. pushed: out of the valleybythe ear 102;;

which willvtake' itsplace, and so on.

advanceof. the ears downward along-the rolls is.-res umed.l At the sametim-e, it will be observed that the action of the partitions alsoinsuresythat each of the ears in the pile-upwill be-presented to the rolls so-that all of them will be properly husked.

;Ifdesired; the outer partitions 66 maybe 'prb- 'i videds with. a pin I05- projecting i-nto thetreatingj Y "husking cooperation therewith.

While Lhave shown and described'a preferred embodiment of the" present invention, it will be understood that itcan be embodied in other,

forms, and, that its scope should be-li'mited only by the scope of the appended claims.

..Having thusdescribed my; inventionandin Whatmanner thesame'may be used,.what Icl'aiin.

7 51. as new; and desire to protectbyhett'ers Patent is:

1. In a corn huskingmachine a husking compartment comprising movable'side walls, a pair of closely spaced inclined husking rolls disposed at the bottom of said compartment in proximity to said side Walls and inclined downwardly toward the discharge end of said compartment, means for rotating said husking rolls in opposite directions to. cause said rolls to remove thehusks and advance the ears longitudinally of said rolls, and means for oscillating the side wallstransversely of the longitudinal axis of said rolls.

2. In a corn husking machine, a husking compartment comprising movable side walls, a stationary end wall and a pair of closely spaced'inclined husking rolls disposed at the bottom of said compartment and extending parallel to said movable side walls, means for rotating said husking rolls in opposite directions to remove'the husks and advance the Jears longitudinally of said rolls, and means for oscillating the said side walls transversely of the longitudinal axis of said rolls incident tothe rotation of the same.

3. In a corn husking machine, in combination, a. plurality of closely spaced longitudinally extending inclined husking rolls, a plurality of partitions pivotally suspended above said rolls and extending into proximity of the same, said par titions extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of said rolls, means for pivot-ally suspending said partitions, actuating means for rotating said rolls in opposite directions to remove the husks and advance the earslongitudinallyof said rolls, actuating "arms onsaid partitions,'a rotary cam, means for rotating said cam incident to the rotation of said rolls, and means intermediate said rotary cam and arms for causing oscillation of said partitions transversely to the longitudinal axis of said rolls upon rotation of said cam.

4. In a corn husking machine, in'combination, a plurality of closely spaced longitudinally extending inclined husking means, a plurality of plates pivotally suspended above said husking means and extending into proximity of the -same, said plates extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of said husking mean's,.means for pivotally suspending said plates, actuating means for rotating said huskingmeans in opposite directions to remove the husks and advance thecears longitudinall of. said rolls, actuating arms on said plates, a rotary cam, means for rotating said cam incident to the rotation of said husking means, and means intermediate, said rotary cam and arms for causing oscillation of said plates transversely to the longitudinal axis of means uponrotation of said cam.

5. In a corn husking machine, a husking com comprising movable side walls, a sta tionary end wall, and a plurality of closing spaced partment longitudinally and transversely inclined husking rolls positioned below said side walls and intermediate the same, means for rotating said husking rolls in opposite clirections to removethe husks and advance the ears longitudinally of said rolls, and means for moving the side walls transversely of the longitudinal axis of said rolls.-

6. In a corn husking machinein combination, a plurality of longitudinally extending husking rolls positioned adjacent each other, adjustable means for mounting said rolls at a longitudinal and transverse inclination, a plurality of movable partitions above said husking rolls and ex-.

tending into proximity of the same, means for rotating said rolls in .oppositedirections to re-.

move the husks and advance the ears longitudr,

said husking nally of said rolls, an actuating bar, means for pivotally connecting said bar with said partitions, a rotary cam, mean for rotating said cam incident to the rotation of rolls, actuating means operated by said cam, and means for connecting said actuating means with said bar for causing swinging movement of the partitions transverse- 1y of said rolls upon rotation of said cam.

7; In a corn husking machine, incombination, a plurality of longitudinally extending husking rolls positioned adjacent each other, adjustable means formounting said rolls at a longitudinal and transverse inclination, a plurality of movable partitions above said husking rolls and extending into proximity of the same, means for rotating said rolls in opposite directions to remove the husks and advance the ears longitudinally of said rolls, an actuating bar, means for pivotallyconnecting said bar with said partitions, a rotarycam, means for rotating said cam in cident to the rotation of rolls, actuating means operated by said cam, connecting means for interconnecting said actuating means with said bar for causingswinging movement of the partition upon rotation ofsaid cam, and means for adjusting the connecting means relative to the actuating means for varying the extent of the swinging movement of said partitions.

8. In a corn husking machine, a pair of longitudinally inclined husking rolls adapted to support and husk ears of corn, longitudinal partitions mounted above said rolls for defining a channel through which ears of corn may pass longitudinally of said rolls, and means for agitating said partitions at right angles to the axes of the rolls to free congestion of cars that may occur in said husking channel.

9. A corn husking machine comprising a pair of cooperating parallel husking rolls along which the ears to be husked are longitudinally advanced,ear pushing means arranged upon opposite sides of said pair of rolls adjacent thereto and forming a trough with the rolls at the bottom, means for oscillating said ear pushing means transversely at right angles of the rolls to engage and shift the ears back and forth transversely across the rolls when a plurality of ears are deposited upon therolls in side by side relation, and means associated with the ear pushing means for maintaining the ears in substantially parallel relation -With respect to the husking rolls.

erating inclined husking rolls along which the ears to be husked are advanced, and a laterally vibrating open bottom hopper extending along said rolls and over and in proximity to said rolls for engaging and' shifting the ears back and forth across the rolls when a plurality of ears are deposited. upon the rolls in side by side relation.

11. A corn husking machine comprising cooperatinginclined husking rolls along which the ears to be husked are advanced, means for rotating said rolls in opposite directions for removing the husks from the ears, and an open bottom hopper extending along said rolls and over and in proximaty to said rollsand transversely movable with respect thereto for engaging and shifting the ears back and forth across the rolls are deposited upon the rolls in side by side relation.

12. In a corn husking machine having feed and discharging ends, a pair of rotatable husk-.

ing rolls having intermeshing surface ribs and 10. A com husking machine comprising coop ars d-a having v s een thwib zofisre ten widt than theribe said. rolls being pesitionedtodewnw-ardly incline: tow-ardthe :d-iseharge end the machine, and forming a valley betweenxiheir ad:-

' jacent surfaces for supporting and :normalil:

ing of the ears andaduance-=thereofri-n thevalley between said rolls toward the discharge end of the machine for rotating said rolls in synchronism, with the ribs of one roll outjof engagement with the ribs of the other.

13. In a corn husking machine, a pair of coopdislodged therefrom. and replaced, by previously superposed earsofsaidpileh l V -J 1 L7, Acorn bushing,- machine, comprising .a. pair ofvhusking rofllsarrangsdside by side in a trans. versely-inclinedposition toi'form an earlreceiving and vhuski-ng V valley therebetween along which ears; to-be husked may be longitudinallyaadvarced, means for .rotatingisaiditolls in .loppostiie directions for removing the :husks from the) ears; the-transverse inclination of said? rolls being so 'arranged'as; to normally maintain "the ears in said valley, therein, and esuchithat the tractive effect of the lower rolluon- :the ears is greater than that of the higher roll to; produce rolling of the ears insaid valley, ear pushingmeans'adlacentsaid rolls 10H Opposite sides ofxsaid valley forming a-qtroughwith isaiid rolls at the bottom,

and means ion-moving, said ear pushing means crating husking rolls providing a valley adjacent it the bite thereof along which ears to be husked are advanced by said rolls, baille means extend- 1 ing upwardly from said rolls for maintaining a pile of ears upon said rolls'with one of said earsin said valley, said means positioned to oscillate transversely of said rolls in a space adjacent to said valley and remote fromthe eartherein, and

back and forth transversely of said rollszfor =agi'-. tating the ears of a pile thereof congregated upon said rollsin' side by side relation, wherebythe ears'in said valley are dislodged therefrom and replaced bypreviously superposed ears-of said said pile to said husking rolls in the movement of I the ears along said rolls.

I l. In a corn husking machine a pair of cooperating husking rolls providing a valley adjacent a the bite thereof along which ears to be husked are advanced by said rolls, bafile members dis posed on the opposite sides of said valley and extending upwardly therefrom for maintaining a pile. of ears upon said rolls with one of said'ears in said valley, said members arranged to oscillate transversely of said rolls in a space adjacent to said valley and remote from the ear therein, and means for simultaneously oscillating said members in the same direction for engaging other ears of said pile to dislodge said ear in said valley and present the other .ears of said pile to said husking rolls in the movement of the ears along said rolls.

15. In a corn husking machine, a pair of cooperating transversely inclined ear supporting husking rolls, providing a valley adjacent the bite thereof along which ears of corn to be husked are advanced by said rolls, oppositely disposed bafile members suspended from above said rolls and extending in proximity to said rolls adjacent said valley, one of said members being of greater depththan the other, and said members being arranged to oscillateltransversely of said rolls and to confine their movement outside of said valley, and means for oscillating said members.

16. A corn husking machine comprising a pair of husking rolls arranged side by side to form an ear receiving and husking valley therebetween along which ears to be hushed may be longitudinally advanced, means for rotating said rolls in opposite directions for removing the husks from the ears, ear pushing means adjacent said rolls on opposite sides of saidvalley forming a trough with said rolls at the bottom, andmeans for moving said ear pushing means back and forth transversely of said rolls for agitating the ears of a pile thereof congregated upon said rolls in side by side relation whereby the ears in said valley are relation to form an ear receiving and husking valley therebetween, means for rotating said rolls in opposite directions to remove the husks from i the ears in said valley, one of said rolls being positioned higherl than the other roll, and the extent thereof being so arranged that cars in said valley may normally be maintained therein,

and such that the lower roll will have agreater' --tractive effect upon the ears than that of the higher roll to produce rolling of the ears in said valley; a pair of spaced bafiles arranged adjacentisaid rolls on opposite sides of said valley, and means for moving said bafiles back and forth transversely of said rolls, said bafiles beingso arranged and spaced as not to engage ears in said valley engaged with both of said rolls but to engage other ears superposed thereon whereby to dislodge the underlying ears in said valley and replace them with the previously superposed ears.

19. In a corn husking machine, in combination, a plurality of closely spaced longitudinallyvextending inclined husking rolls forming an ear t supporting and" husking valley therebetween,

movable means above said rolls and on opposite side of said valley, said movable means being also in proximity to said rolls and forming a trough therewith with the rolls at the bottom, means for rotating said rolls in opposite directions'for removing the husks from the ears in said. valley, means for oscillating said opposite movable means together transversely of said rolls to engageand shift the earsin said Valley back and forth across said rolls when a pile of ears are deposited upon the rolls in side by side relation, and means for and means for moving said spaced means in the same direction back andforth transversely of said rolls for agitating the ears upon congregation of a plurality thereof upon the rolls, where- 18. A com husking machine comprising a pair of rotary husking rolls arranged in side byside by the components of said congregation of cars are presented to the husking action of said rolls. 21. In a corn husking machine, a plurality of longitudinally and transversely inclined husking rolls forming an ear supporting and husking valley therebetween along which the ears are to be advanced, means for rotating said rolls in oppo-' site directions for removing the husks from ears in said valley, spaced meanspivotally' suspended above said rolls on opposite sides of said valley and extending in proximity to said rolls toform a trough therewith having said rolls at the bot tom, and means for oscillating said suspended means in the same direction transversely of said rolls for shifting ears of corn congregated upon said rolls with respect to said valley whereby the component ears of said congregation will be husked by said rolls in the movement of the ears therealong. v

22. A com husking machine comprising a pair of husking rolls arranged in side by side relation to form an ear supporting and husking valley therebetween, a pair of spaced baflies mounted above said rolls and on opposite sides of said valley, said bafiles forming a trough for the ears of corn with the rolls forming the bottom of the trough, and means for oscillating said bafiles back and forth transversely of said rolls, said baflles being so arranged andspaced as not to engage the ears traveling in saidvalley adjacent the bite of said rolls but to engageany other ears superposed thereon whereby to dislodge the underlying ears in said valley and replace them with the previously superposed ears.

CHARLES E. KERR.

CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION.

Patent No. 2,529,768. September 21, 1915.

CHARLES E. KERR.

It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specification of the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Page L first column, line 58, claim 5, for "closing" read -closely-; and second coland that the umn, l'ine 71+, claim 12, for "discharging" read discharg;e-, said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 50th day of November, A.D. 1915.

Henry Van Arsdale,

(Seal) Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

